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[timmya]

late night car park.. as usual, i wait until my bike warms up..

so im there on the bike.. doing nothing.

a guy in his car next to me. he was just parking there.. few trolley guys out and about and car passes..

all of a sudden..

i lose my balance.. and "PLONK".. i tip over with my bike and all..

I FUCKING AM SOO EMBARRASED..

i lift bike up... and wait a lil more.. pretending nothing happened.. didnt want to look around me.. but im sure alot of people saw me..

then zoom off..
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[wildcat]

I sympathise totally, I have done that (usually maneuvering my bike while on it) a few times.

And yes, usually with an audience.

[timmya]

oh man it would of beena sight to see..

imagine a guy just sitting there doing nothing.. helmet gloves and all..

then all of a sudden.. PLONK

down he goes.. like someone cutting a tree.. "TIIMBBEEER" is all thats needed to make it into a full comedic movie scene..


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[kaillum]

lol.. done similar..

pulling out of a Honda dealers.. saw a mate.. sat talking to him for 10 mins.. he goes into the dealers.. I turn back around, lose my left footing and down I go! luckily I managed to get my leg under the bike so no damage.. apart from my hard biker ego

[Method]

hehe ive done that before

One of the worst things ive done though was riding into a concrete pillar in the bike sheds at college. I was slowly riding round and turning to get into a space... just going round in a semi circle at about 3mph until a small "thump" and the front wheel hits the pillar... i loose balance, slip and slide and im gone

Was dreadfull as there was about 5 chavs on their scoots watching at the time
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[ZZRman]

[fast_tzr]

lol been done by me also, was wheeling my bike across some gravel, lost balance and slip, away it goes. Also forgot to put the side stand down once, went to lean it on the stand, found nothing there, lost footing, down it went.

[mchaggis]

Just finished work this afternoon, was in a hurry. Get my kit on, start the bike, put my gloves on, get on the bike, start off....

CLUNK!



Left the chain through the rear wheel. Rush hour outside Curry's. Fun. I didn't drop it at least, and no damage done.
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[timmya]

[Dark]

Hmmm i've always let my bikes warm up a little before i start riding them. I'm not sure that zooming off on them straight away is a good idea
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[timmya]

can anyone confirm this fact?
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[tony532]

i wouldnt do it

try starting up a 2 stroke and riding away and it will just stall on you

you certainly shouldnt leave a bike idling for too long thats true

even 4 stroke bikes need warming up to an extent before riding off

[DM]

Any high-revving 2-stroke needs to be warmed up before being ridden at higher revs. The piston can heat up faster than the cylinder and can cause a seizure if pushed to too high an rpm too soon. Even if it doesn't seize it will accelerate ring/bore wear over time. Some bikes don't mind being ragged off the bat, I've always done it with my 50ccs, never the Yamaha, though. But I know that even RS 50's have a temperature which should be acheived before moving off, as stated by the manual.

However, it's true that you don't necessarily need to let it idle in place. You can accelerate away immediately after starting the bike as long as you keep the revs down for a minute or two before really giving it some.

[numbnut]

I always warm up before riding off. The oil will be too thick, until it reaches its operating temp, to give the engine the correct protection and lubrication.

I only start revving the nuts off of mine when it gets to temp.

[phantomtek]

[timmya]

so in conclusion, warming up a bike or scooter isnt bad ?

infact its good?
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[Liverpoolrobb...]

i've been using my ped as a proper scooter once to the garage get there then plonk i drop it dontm worry its part of life

[TOM M]

[Kram]

i let it run for a minute when i'm putting gear on, then menuevour into position/get pillion on, then drive off, but don't hammer it for a fwe minutes
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[Misc]

Yup me too It's better when someones there like a friend so you can laugh it out, But if you're on you're own....

[J20a]

[Kram]

i was working on my stepdads bike (head bearings)...

after i put the handle bars back on, i couldn't work out why i had no brake light ... wasn't till i tried the horn/indicators, that i found out it was the fuse
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[Keen]

[mchaggis]

You certainly want to give it long enough to get the oil flowing throughout the whole thing, particularly the valvetrain and into the main bearing journals (though those should be supplied pretty much first of anything). That needn't take very long of course, and if you just set off upshifting early and not revving enthusiastically for several minutes, on a four stroke you should be fine.

Two strokes don't use a pressurised oil system so I can see that it might take a rather longer time to get the bearings lubricated properly before you want to thrash it.
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[Vin]